Posted by waterlily on June 23, 2002, at 20:34:10
In reply to Re: Losing my niece or nephew ... very sad., posted by ST on June 22, 2002, at 4:04:26
Sarah and Wendy - thanks for taking the time to help me out. I am back from my sister's and am feeling mostly 100% better. She is not being so hateful about her baby and is actually quite concerned about the health of the baby. We went to the mall so she could find a book about adoption. We walked by a maternity store and she went in to look for clothes. She is getting excited about the idea of being able to give another couple something that they've worked so hard for. She is researching what's best for the child regarding the openness of the adoption and wants to interview prospective adoptive parents. Much to my surprise, she wants to arrange a semi-open adoption so that my mom and I could receive pictures of the baby as it grows so we don't feel like it's such a huge loss. She is fully open to the child contacting her once it is eighteen years old. And most importantly, she's actually laughing about the whole situation expecially beating the 1 in 10,000 odds of a failed vasectomy. I was calling my brother-in-law a stud muffin all weekend.
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